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Mentor Exempted Village forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Mentor Exempted Village – 045492 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/28/2026

Mentor Exempted Village’s own notes and assumptions for this forecast (PDF) →

Every Ohio school district files a budget forecast with the state: three years of actual figures, this year’s budget and the years ahead. On its own forecast, Mentor Exempted Village stays above zero through FY2030 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$53.9M

5.6 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
Not by FY2030

on its own forecast, if its levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
None

it counts no levy voters have not approved

Mentor Exempted Village Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 3.5 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from 2026

    $122.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 3.5 mills ($3.50 for each $1,000) = $122.50

    For a home the county values at $250,000: $306.25 a year $300,000: $367.50 a year $400,000: $490 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    What would it cost my home? →

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 3 Mentor Exempted Village Schools tax issues — 2 passed and 1 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1; of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Mentor Exempted Village: cash, unencumbered, unreserved — four different balances

The forecast has four balance lines, and each is the one before it with something taken away or added. They are easy to mix up, and they are not the same number.

Line ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 53,897,814 52,242,081 32,312,273
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,391,084 − 3,334,403 − 2,357,724
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 5,664,063 − 5,664,063 − 5,664,063
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 45,842,667 43,243,615 24,290,486
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 45,842,667 43,243,615 24,290,486
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 45,842,667 43,243,615 24,290,486

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For past years the state asks for no renewal or new-levy money, so the unencumbered and unreserved balances are the same; cash is larger by what is already committed and set aside. In a forecast year the unreserved balance counts any new levy as if it had passed.

Mentor Exempted Village’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Mentor Exempted Village filed it with the state, in the state’s own format. Tap or hover over a line to see what it means.

Forecast line and description ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 ActualFY2026 Current year budgetFY2027 Forecast year 1FY2028 Forecast year 2FY2029 Forecast year 3FY2030
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

Property tax on land and buildings — homes, farms and businesses — from levies voters have already approved.

 68,627,231 71,368,850 70,967,653 70,409,133 71,332,366 71,796,547 71,902,511
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

Property tax on the equipment of utilities, such as power lines, pipelines and power plants.

 6,039,343 6,177,720 6,304,056 6,627,275 6,673,878 6,666,105 6,702,157
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid the district may spend on anything — mostly Ohio's school funding formula.

 15,361,013 16,052,643 17,256,895 17,249,190 17,248,192 17,201,681 17,140,830
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid that must be spent on set purposes, such as help for pupils from low-income families.

 2,013,381 1,715,142 882,592 1,180,224 1,207,131 1,209,642 1,214,227
01.050 State Reimbursement for Property Tax Credits

The part of homeowners' property tax the state pays for them: the 10% and 2.5% rollbacks and the homestead exemption.

 7,526,249 7,509,144 7,681,966 7,682,235 7,797,320 7,910,609 7,938,433
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

Everything else that comes in: fees, tuition from other districts, interest, rentals and gifts.

 9,329,555 10,620,852 10,481,153 9,675,604 9,630,456 9,465,955 9,460,128
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 108,896,772 113,444,350 113,574,314 112,823,661 113,889,343 114,250,539 114,358,286
02.050 Advances-In

Money the general fund lent to the district's other funds, coming back.

 22,219 71,617 1,724,253 139,465 180,000 180,000 180,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

One-off money, such as refunds of past spending or the sale of property.

 719,832 140,177 501,139 501,139 501,139 501,139 501,139
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

All of the other money coming in, lines 2.010 to 2.060, added together.

 742,050 211,795 2,225,392 640,604 681,139 681,139 681,139
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

Everything coming in for the year: revenue plus other money coming in.

 109,638,822 113,656,145 115,799,706 113,464,265 114,570,482 114,931,678 115,039,424
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 66,371,170 68,950,207 71,022,312 70,955,300 71,940,936 74,117,431 76,440,232
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

The district's share of staff pensions (STRS and SERS), health insurance, Medicare and workers' compensation.

 24,506,030 26,723,844 26,779,865 27,180,260 27,214,186 29,267,470 30,546,337
03.030 Purchased Services

Services bought from outside: utilities, repairs, contracted services and tuition paid for pupils taught elsewhere.

 11,301,314 12,176,140 12,327,949 11,664,059 11,895,016 12,346,149 12,641,160
03.040 Supplies and Materials

Textbooks, classroom supplies, fuel, food and other things the district buys.

 3,933,031 3,720,980 3,162,342 3,530,082 3,808,844 3,814,375 3,496,716
03.050 Capital Outlay

Equipment, buses and building improvements paid for from the general fund.

 1,144,996 1,196,558 182,021 273,440 278,737 284,154 828,881
04.300 Other Objects

Other costs, such as the county's fees for collecting its taxes, audits, elections, insurance and memberships.

 1,084,902 1,224,220 1,130,241 1,155,606 1,163,371 1,187,240 1,211,646
04.500 Total Expenditures

Everything the district spends in the year, lines 3.010 to 4.300, added together.

 108,341,443 113,991,949 114,604,730 114,758,747 116,301,090 121,016,819 125,164,972
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

Money moved out of the general fund to the district's other funds, such as food service or athletics.

 3,409,894 4,156,144 403,281 181,000 181,000 181,000 1,085,762
05.020 Advances-Out

Money the general fund lends to the district's other funds for a while.

 71,617 1,724,253 139,465 180,000 180,000 180,000 180,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 (249) 0 0 250 250 250 250
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

All of the other money going out, lines 5.010 to 5.030, added together.

 3,481,262 5,880,397 542,746 361,250 361,250 361,250 1,266,012
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

Everything going out for the year: spending plus other money going out.

 111,822,705 119,872,346 115,147,476 115,119,997 116,662,340 121,378,069 126,430,984
06.010 Excess Of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

The year's result: money in minus money out. A number in brackets means the district spent more than it took in.

 (2,183,883) (6,216,201) 652,230 (1,655,732) (2,091,858) (6,446,391) (11,391,560)
07.010 Beginning Cash Balance July 1 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash in the general fund on July 1, the start of the school year — last year's ending cash.

 61,645,668 59,461,785 53,245,584 53,897,814 52,242,081 50,150,223 43,703,832
07.020 Ending Cash Balance June 30 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash on June 30, the end of the year: the starting cash plus the year's result, before any renewal or new levy.

 59,461,785 53,245,584 53,897,814 52,242,081 50,150,223 43,703,832 32,312,273
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

Money already committed: purchase orders and contracts signed but not yet paid.

 3,143,632 3,143,632 2,391,084 3,334,403 2,357,724 2,357,724 2,357,724
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 5,360,143 5,481,941 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063
09.080 Subtotal

All of the money set aside, lines 9.010 to 9.070, added together.

 5,360,143 5,481,941 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063 5,664,063
10.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certification of Appropriations

What is free to spend: the ending cash less money already committed and money set aside — often called the unencumbered balance.

 50,958,010 44,620,011 45,842,667 43,243,615 42,128,436 35,682,045 24,290,486
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

An existing income tax the district expects voters to renew. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11.020 Property Tax - Renewal or Replacement

Existing property tax levies the district expects voters to renew or replace. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certificates of Contracts Salary Schedules, and Other Obligations

The balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does.

 50,958,010 44,620,011 45,842,667 43,243,615 42,128,436 35,682,045 24,290,486
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.020 Property Tax - New

A new property tax levy the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15.010 Unreserved Fund Balance June 30

The state's bottom line: the balance with renewals and new levies counted as if voters approve them.

 50,958,010 44,620,011 45,842,667 43,243,615 42,128,436 35,682,045 24,290,486
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 458 443 397 491 469 435 436
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 6,295 6,114 5,973 5,780 5,776 5,721 5,592

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Dollars, except the two enrolment lines (20.010 and 20.015), which are pupils. A line that is zero in every year is left out, as the state’s report leaves it out — except the renewal and new-levy lines (11 and 13), which are always shown, because a zero there is the answer.

Mentor Exempted Village’s levies, spending and test scores →

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